as in concubine
a female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship
tired of being the other woman, she gave him an ultimatum: divorce his wife or take a hike
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Recent Examples of other woman
A lot of them were still in touch with one another even today, and had vivid memories of life-changing moments of awakening in the groups, achieved by sharing stories and truths from their own lives with other women.
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Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Pop star Katy Perry is set to make history as part of Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin first all-women space crew, joining CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King, philanthropist Lauren Sánchez, and three other women.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
The concert includes music by Amy Beach, Florence Price, Elizabeth Doyle, Marjorie Rusche and Ella Fitzgerald, plus words from Colette, Sappho, and other women.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Blakely also had multiple affairs with other women.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025
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Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Pop star Katy Perry is set to make history as part of Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin first all-women space crew, joining CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King, philanthropist Lauren Sánchez, and three other women.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
The concert includes music by Amy Beach, Florence Price, Elizabeth Doyle, Marjorie Rusche and Ella Fitzgerald, plus words from Colette, Sappho, and other women.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Blakely also had multiple affairs with other women.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for other woman
Noun
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Soft, sheer fabrics rustled against the interior walls as Anula surged through the concubine estate.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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Faces painted white, surrounded by concubines of every gender, Emperors Geta (Joseph Quinn) and Caracalla (Fred Hechinger) are utterly taken with the barbarian who can recite Virgil while covered in another man’s blood, after Macrinus presents Lucius in a private showcase.—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Du Maurier makes good use of many of the usual tropes of the Gothic genre, especially uncanny doubling: Relentlessly and unfavorably compared to the Manderley estate’s bewitching former mistress, the nameless narrator is pushed to the brink of sanity by the sinister housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers.—
M.L. Rio,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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The castle owes its existence to prominent women who ensured it was restored, including Catherine de’ Medici (married to King Henry II) and Diane de Poitiers (his mistress).—
Kimberley Lovato,
AFAR Media,
4 Feb. 2025
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Despite his hardened outlook on Heis, Rema remains a lover at heart.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2025
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The film premieres March 15 at the Roxy Cinema in New York, and stars Dario Yazbek Bernal and Jack Irv as two lovers whose whirlwind romance sends them down a rabbit hole of drugs and depravity in Manhattan’s underworld.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Other woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/other%20woman. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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